EXTREME
Hard Rock
The next EXTREME concert is scheduled for Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at O2 Academy in Birmingham, United Kingdom. See all 6 upcoming concerts
Upcoming Concerts for EXTREME
About EXTREME
Hometown
Boston, MA, United States
Formed
1985
Genre
Hard Rock
Extreme was one of the most successful hard rock bands of the late ’80s and early ’90s, selling more than 10 million albums worldwide.
∙ The band formed in 1985 when singer Gary Cherone and drummer Paul Geary joined with guitarist Nuno Bettencourt and bassist Pat Badger.
∙ They chose the name Extreme as a play on “Ex-Dream,” a reference to Cherone and Geary’s previous band, The Dream.
∙ In 1988, they won Best Metal Act at the Boston Music Awards.
∙ “Play With Me,” from their self-titled debut album, can be heard during the “mall chase” scene in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.
∙ 1990’s Pornograffitti sold nearly 2 million copies, and its smash single, “More Than Words,” topped the Billboard 200 chart.
∙ After Extreme disbanded, Cherone—whom Eddie Van Halen described as a “musical soulmate”—replaced Sammy Hagar in Van Halen and sang on 1998’s Van Halen III.
Members of EXTREME include, or have included, Kevin Figueiredo, Mike Mangini, Carl Restivo and more.
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